View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Posey ask Chick to put on his coat after he has finished eating?
(a) She is sending him to the store.
(b) She wants him to leave her alone.
(c) She is taking him to the hospital.
(d) She has visits to make.

2. Who does the narrator claim the story from this novel belongs to?
(a) Pauline 'Posey' Benetto.
(b) Maria Benetto.
(c) Len Benetto.
(d) Charles 'Chick' Benetto.

3. Why does Chick lie to his family about a trip out of town on his mother's birthday?
(a) So he can sneak out to get a surprise gift.
(b) So he can play in a baseball game.
(c) So he can escape a boring party.
(d) So he can see his mistress.

4. Why does Chick believe Posey lost all her friends after the divorce?
(a) Other women were threatened by her charm and beauty.
(b) Everyone sided with Len.
(c) No one wanted to associate with a divorcee.
(d) She became depressed and unplesant to be around.

5. Why does the narrator tell the reader in the Introduction that they might not believe the story?
(a) The story is not true.
(b) The story revolves around the main characters one day visit with his dead mother.
(c) The story is unusual.
(d) The narrator does not believe the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Rose mention she hear on the radio shortly before Posey and Chick come to visit?

2. What song does Chick recall that his mother liked when he was a child?

3. What does Miss Thelma say will be her legacy after she dies?

4. What kind of story does the narrator suggest this novel is?

5. Who calls down to Chick from upstairs as he stands in the kitchen of his mother's abandoned house in Section 2, Part 1?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 344 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample